Table 5.

Procedures and operations by age groups

	15–18 years	19–20 years	21–29 years	≥30 years
Condition, % admissions (95% CI)*	n=5,814	n=741	n=384	n=50
Cardiothoracic
Assistive device/pacemaker	4.6 (2.9–6.3)	0.2 (0–0.6)	3.4 (1.6–5.2)	10 (1.4–18.6)
Cardiac	3.7 (3.2–4.1)	5.1 (3.5–6.7)	10.2 (7.1–13.2)	32 (18.6–5.4)
Catheterization, therapeutic/diagnostic	2.1 (1.7–2.5)	2.3 (1.2–3.4)	2.1 (0.6–3.5)	2 (0–6)
Thoracic	2.8 (2.3–3.2)	3.8 (2.4–5.2)	3.6 (1.8–5.5)	4 (0–9.6)
Gastrointestinal
Gastrostomy	0.7 (0.4–0.9)	0.1 (0.2–1.6)	1.6 (0.3–2.8)	2 (0–6)
Other	4.6 (4–5.1)	7 (5.2–8.9)	6.8 (4.2–9.3)	10 (1.4–18.6)
Genitourinary	1.4 (1.1–1.7)	2.6 (1.4–3.7)	1 (0.2–2.1)	8 (0.2–15.8)
Neurologic
Craniotomy/craniectomy	5.9 (5.3–6.5)	4.6 ((3.1–6.1)	6.3 (3.8–8.7)	–
CSF shunt	1.3 (1–1.6)	1.9 (0.9–2.9)	3.6 (1.8–5.5)	2 (0–6)
Other	5.1 (4.5–5.6)	3.8 (2.4–5.2)	4.1 (2.2–6.2)	–
Orthopedic
Spinal fusion	7.4 (6.8–8.1)	5.8 (4.1–7.5)	1.6 (0.3–2.8)	–
Other	3 (2.6–3.4)	2.7 (1.5–3.9)	1.3 (0.2–2.4)	–
Otolaryngologic
Tracheotomy	1 (0.7–1.2)	1.3 (0.5–2.2)	2.3 (0.8–3.9)	2 (0–6)
Other	2.1 (1.7–2.4)	2.3 (1.2–3.4)	3.8 (1.6–5.2)	4 (0–9.6)
Vascular	0.7 (0.5–0.9)	0.5 (0–1.1)	1 (0–2.1)	–

Abbreviations: CSF, cerebral spinal fluid; CI, confidence interval

^*Percentages based on 6989 (64%) admissions of patients ≥15 years of age from 44 units that supplied procedures.